OFSTED
8 June 2022
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Essex
Trust
THE SIGMA TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
234
234 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
121
51.7% of pupils
Male pupils
113
48.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
16.2 pts
above England
School
41.0%
Colchester
19.5%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
1.5 pts
below England
School
18.8%
Colchester
14.2%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.7 pts
above England
School
1.7%
Colchester
1.4%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
67.9%
159
African
6.8%
16
Any other White background
6.0%
14
Any other Mixed background
5.1%
12
White and Black Caribbean
3.8%
9
Any other ethnic group
3.0%
7
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
23.5%
55 of
234 pupils
2.7 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
5.7 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.0 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
54.0%
6.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
64.0%
Reading
9.8 pts below England
School
64.0%
Colchester
75.9%
East of England
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
68.0%
Writing
2.3 pts below England
School
68.0%
Colchester
71.4%
East of England
68.0%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
68.0%
Maths
4.0 pts below England
School
68.0%
Colchester
74.0%
East of England
70.3%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
6.11%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.11 pts
lower than
England
School
6.11%
Colchester
5.99%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
14.68%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
1.13 pts
lower than
England
School
14.68%
Colchester
14.41%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.40%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.41 pts
lower than
England
School
0.40%
Colchester
1.90%
East of England
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
65.0%
23.2 pts
below England
Monkwick Junior School
65.0%
Colchester
91.7%
East of England
87.4%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.